Ryzen 5 4600H vs Core 2 Duo T5870

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5870
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.44
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 54 Watt
9.08
+1964%

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Core 2 Duo T5870 by a whopping 1964% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2943841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.2215.91
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die size143 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors291 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo T5870 0.44
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
+1964%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T5870 698
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
+1965%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T5870 217
Ryzen 5 4600H 1373
+533%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T5870 357
Ryzen 5 4600H 5102
+1329%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T5870 2089
Ryzen 5 4600H 5365
+157%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T5870 3810
Ryzen 5 4600H 32756
+760%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.44 9.08
Recency 1 October 2008 6 January 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5870 has 54.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4600H, on the other hand, has a 1963.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5870 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5870 and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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